Nigel Hayes Signs 10-Day Contract with Toronto Raptors

WHITE PLAINS, NY, March 6, 2018 – Nigel Hayes of the Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. This is Hayes’ second NBA call-up of the season after signing a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 19, 2018. This is Westchester’s fourth call-up of the 2017-18 season.

Hayes (6-8, 255) joined Westchester as an affiliate player after attending training camp with the New York Knicks. He appeared in four preseason games for the Knicks, scoring nine points in 33 minutes, after participating in the 2017 NBA Summer League in Orlando, FL to average 5.2 points and 5.0 rebounds over 15.4 minutes in five games.

In 38 games for Westchester this season, Hayes averaged 16.1 points with 6.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists over 35.6 minutes per game. At the time of his signing, Hayes’ three-point field goal shooting percentage of 44.5 percent was fifth overall in the NBA G League.

Hayes played four seasons at the University of Wisconsin, averaging 12.4 points on 44.6 percent shooting and 5.3 rebounds over 29.6 minutes in 150 games. He finished his career ranked third on Wisconsin’s all-time scoring list (1,857 points) and is the only Badger in the school’s top 10 in points, rebounds and assists. As a junior, Hayes was named to All-Big Ten First Team and was named All-Big Ten Third Team as a senior and sophomore. He was chosen to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team as a senior and sophomore and earned the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year award while being named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team as a freshman.